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Kenny Mixon

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Minnesota Vikings · DE

Kenny Mixon recorded 97 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with Minnesota Vikings, Miami Dolphins.

▶Best highlights

2.3

tackles/gm

8

playoff games

7

indexed seasons

97

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Kenny Mixon's most significant indexed performances.

Divisional Round
1999
MIAMIDOLPHINS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
JAN 15, 2000

Miami Dolphins vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Divisional Round · Jan 15, 2000

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2001
DENVERBRONCOS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 2, 2001

Denver Broncos vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Dec 2, 2001

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Divisional Round
2004
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
JAN 16, 2005

Minnesota Vikings vs Philadelphia Eagles

Divisional Round · Jan 16, 2005

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2004
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
JAN 9, 2005

Minnesota Vikings vs Green Bay Packers

Wild Card · Jan 9, 2005

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2001
BALTIMORERAVENS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
JAN 13, 2002

Baltimore Ravens vs Miami Dolphins

Wild Card · Jan 13, 2002

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Kenny Mixon's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 7 total tackles

Regular Season
2003
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DETROITLIONS
SEP 21, 2003

Minnesota Vikings vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 21, 2003

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 sack

Regular Season
2004
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
CHICAGOBEARS
DEC 5, 2004

Minnesota Vikings vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Dec 5, 2004

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2002
CAROLINAPANTHERS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SEP 22, 2002

Carolina Panthers vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Sep 22, 2002

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 quarterback hit

Regular Season
2002
MIAMIDOLPHINS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DEC 21, 2002

Miami Dolphins vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Dec 21, 2002

4 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 forced fumbles

Regular Season
2003
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
ATLANTAFALCONS
OCT 5, 2003

Minnesota Vikings vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Oct 5, 2003

5 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Kenny Mixon's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1983–1999

01
MIAMIXON—Kenny Mixon
MIAMARINO13Dan Marino
MIACLAYTON83Mark Clayton

The quickest release in football rewrites passing

Miami Dolphins · The Marino years

Marino shattered records immediately and kept Miami relevant for seventeen seasons, though his lone Super Bowl came in year two.

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Franchise era

2000–2015

02
MIAMIXON—Kenny Mixon
MIATAYLOR99Jason Taylor
MIATHOMAS54Zach Thomas

Defense and the Wildcat fill a quarterback vacuum

Miami Dolphins · Life after Marino

Elite defenders and brief offensive revivals produced occasional playoff teams without a lasting answer at quarterback.

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Franchise era

2001–2013

03
MINMIXON—Kenny Mixon
MINPETERSON28Adrian Peterson
MINALLEN69Jared Allen

A singular runner carries changing teams

Minnesota Vikings · The Peterson years

Peterson returned from major knee surgery to rush for 2,097 yards, while Brett Favre's 2009 season produced another painful NFC title-game finish.

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Career accomplishments

7 NFL seasons97 career games126 career solo tackles17 career sacksDrafted by: MIADraft pick: 49Jersey: 798 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 6, 1998Most recent: Jan 16, 2005

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history